Nun stelle ich weiter den Soundtrack von der Mother-Serie vor!
Hier kommt das Thema, was bei dem Intro von Mother bzw. EarthBound Zero gespielt wird und einfach Intro heißt.

Dieser Titel hat auch Lyrics. Es kommt auf der Mother 1+2 CD vor. Außerdem kommt er in Mother 3 als erneuerte Version mit dem Namen Time Passage vor; dasselbe gilt auch für das Album Mother 3+.

Und nun zu einem Stadt-Thema, wrelches ich sehr gern mag: Twoson! Übrigens heißt es dort Boy meets a Girl.

Es gibt übrigens ein Arrangement, welcher auf der Mother 1+2 CD erschienen ist. Apropos, in Mother 1+2 hört es sich so an. Dieses Thema ähnelt dem Song Yesterday von den Beatles.

Zuletzt natürlich zu Mother 3! Jetzt komme ich zu einem Boss-Thema Natural Killer Cyborg.

Der gleichnamige Boss ist einer der letzten in Mother 3. Er ist nicht einfach, gehört aber für mich nicht zu den schweren Bossen in Mother 3. Einige Passagen in diesem Thema ähneln dem Song Beat it von Michael Jackson (ich bin nicht der Einzige mit dieser Meinung).

Heute komme ich zu Teil 2 des Spieletagebuchs!

Das erste was Flint und Thomas sehen sind die Flammen, die den Wald immer mehr und mehr zerstören. Man soll besser auch nicht zu nah an die Flammen herankommen, denn sie ziehen HP ab. Zusätzlich sind da noch ein paar Gegner, welche aber nicht zu viel Schwierigkeiten bereiten sollten, allerdings könnten es auch zu viele Gegner werden, denn es folgt am Ende noch ein Kampf. Unterwegs im brennenden Wald sehen sie ein Pigmask, welche insektenähnliche, zündelnde Monster freilässt, jedoch flieht der Soldat durch eine unpassierbare Feuerwand gen Westen, was das Verfolgen unmöglich macht, aber das ist auch nicht weiter tragisch, denn Fuel und Lighter warten im Norden darauf, gerettet zu werden. Also weiter nach Norden durch Feuerstellen und Gegnern hindurch. Im nördlichen Bereich des Areals finden Thomas und Flint dann auch Lighter, der ist jedoch schwer verletzt und fast bewusstlos. Gerade so konnte er noch Flint erzählen, dass er Probleme mit diesen Monstern hatte, denn Fuel ist im Haus eingesperrt und die Monster versperren den Weg dorthin. Also auf zur Rettung von Fuel! Thomas verlässt hier das Team, um auf Lighter auf zupassen, während Flint sich Lighter´s Lumber nimmt (anlegen wär auch nicht schlecht) und versucht durch die feuerspeienden Insekten zu Fuel durchzukommen. Vorher sollte man alle HP haben, somit wird der Kampf einfacher. Gleich drei Stück von den Firefly greifen an.

Sie sind nicht schwer, aber dafür haben sie einen relativ starken Angriff, was aber bei voller HP kein Problem darstellt. Nach dem Kampf wird sich geheilt, denn es folgen weitere Kämpfe. Im nächsten Areal kann man bei einem Frosch im Fass speichern, was man besser tun sollte, weiter nördlich sieht man das Haus von Lighter – es steht noch, aber es brennt, durch das obere Fenster sieht man Fuel, der um Hilfe schreit. Dann verschwindet er jedoch und das obere Zimmer fängt auch noch an zu brennen, außerdem kann man eine fliegende Maus erkennen. Durch die Tür kommt man auf normalen Wege nicht mehr herein, allerdings kann man diese rammen und sie bricht aus den Angeln. Im unteren Zimmer angekommen sieht man die Maus herumfliegen, sie greift jedoch nicht an. Versucht man aber nach oben zu kommen, scheint sie ihre Meinung zu ändern und Flying Mouse greift doch an. Sie ist auch noch nicht sonderlich schwer, allerdings sollte man die HP im Auge behalten, denn besonders ihre Combo-Attacken können tückisch werden. Oben angekommen muss man nur noch den im Weg stehenden Balken rammen und ihn mit nach draußen nehmen und schon ist Fuel gerettet, jedoch stürzt das Haus dabei ein. Fuel ist nun im Team und er ist um ein Deut ein besseres Los als Thomas, denn Fuel kann auch mal angreifen (Nebencharaktere im Team können während des Kampfes nicht gesteuert werden). Auf durch das Feuer zurück nach Tazmily…..

To Be Continued….

Well, I have now got it downloaded, and have been playing it for quite a while now. I am known as Nessmaster on it. You can register a username when you first start the game and create a character profile on it. Naturally, I chose a ‘Ness’ design, him being my favourite Mother character. Because it is in Alpha stage, I did have a few issues with it like crashing or slowness, but it is Alpha afterall. Another issue seems to be the massive lag, resulting in character movements being rather jerky. Overall it is quite decent, and the way you defeat enemies is nice and simple. So far I have only seen 1 other user online on it and he walked right past me. Here is a couple of screenshots:

As you can see from the above screenshot, it is a simple little game over the desktop (can be fullscreen too I think).

For the very first time in the game, here is where you start off in. In a cave of some sorts. You go out where the ‘light shines’ to outside in the Saturn Valley.

Perhaps a bug of some sorts? This box randomly opened and displayed garbage and nothing would get rid of it.

Overall it’s a very good game and I am pleased with it.

Well I was totally bored, and came across a online based multiplayer Earthbound game. It’s download is approximately 50-60mb in size, you install it on your computer. Please note that it’s still in a Alpha stage.  I am currently downloading it to try it out and see what I think of it. It looks to be a nice little game. Here is the website to the game. CLICK HERE

Well, other news… I moved the computer tower under the stereo unit where it is neater. It looks way better there than sitting on my desk and I don’t hear the fan or HDD noises so much with the computer being there. I haven’t moved on with the plans for the ITX board as of yet, however I definitely decided to use Linux on the board. When I get the money and the time I will make a nice plastic enclosure for it, then buy a KVM etc and install Linux onto it.

Ocorreu há poucas semanas, o NCFC, a E3 dos fan-games, com uma ligeira secção para non-fan-games.

Há lá uma catrefada de jogos que estiveram em segredo até à data do evento e foram desvendados no mesmo. Lá, os developers apresentam os seus projectos, com imagens e/ou vídeos.

Costuma-se realizar há coisa de três anos, anualmente, no entanto, sempre teve em principal foco os fan-games de Zelda e Metroid, graças a parcerias com as principais comunidades de fan-games das respectivas séries. No entanto, verificou-se este ano um disparo no número de entradas de fan-games de Mario, e uma queda drástica para dois fan-games de Zelda. Fiquei surpreendido com a inclusão de fan-games de Earthbound.

Até ao ano passado eram também joias da coroa, os fan-games de Sonic e um ou outro de Final Fantasy, o que já não acontece nesta edição.

Houve também alguns eventos novos, de forma a dar uma nova dimensão ao projecto, como alguns workshops sobre programação, torneios de Mario Kart Wii e Super Smash Bros. Brawl, assim como uma noite de trivia, que, sinceramente, passa-me ao lado e não faço a mínima do que se trata…

Sem me querer alongar muito mais, deixo aqui o link para que possam visitar e em breve irei analisar alguns aqui para o Retrógrado.

Nintendo Community Fan Games Convention 2009

Ich werde, um Mother 3 näherzubringen, eine Art Tagebuch über das Spiel führen. Dabei werde ich einzelne Spielabschnitte niederschreiben; sowie positive oder negative Eindrücke vermitteln, damit man ein Überblick über das Spiel hat. Die einzelnen Abschnitte folgen nach und nach in unregelmäßigen Abständen, wobei natürlich diese Spoiler enthalten; nur um mal vorzuwarnen.

Ab in den Slot und schon beginnt nach der üblichen Gesundheitsleier und den einzelnen Logos der mitwirkenden Firmen und Personen (Game Boy Player, Nintendo, Shigesato Itoi, Brownie Brown, sowie Hal Laboratory wird der Startbildschirm ohne große Schnörkel eingeblendet. Natürlich auf New Game gedrückt und los geht´s!

Als erstes solle ich Lucas mit einem Namen versehen; da ich hier auch keine Kreativität von eigenen Namen zeigen kann, habe ich einfach mal auf “Don´t care.” gedrückt – Voila, es steht dort Lucas! Da sich auch bei den anderen Namenseingaben keine Ideen aufkommen, habe ich die vorgebenen genommen – Claus, Flint, Hinawa und Boney. Bei Lieblingsessen nehme ich einfach Omelets und bei der wichtigsten beziehungsweise Lieblingssache nehme ich einfach “Love” also Liebe. Nachdem ich die Textgeschwindigkeit und Farbe der Textfenster ausgewählt habe, geht´s auf in die Welt von Mother 3!

Prologue

Nach einem beeindruckenenden Intro, welches Abschnitte der Nowhere Islands zeigt, wache ich als Lucas in einem Bett auf. Natürlich erst, als sein Bruder Claus zu ihm ruft, dass ein Drago Babys geboren hatte und er gefälligst rauskommen solle.

Jedoch wird er von seiner Mutter auf dem Weg nach draußen aufgehalten. Typisch wie Mütter sind, möchte sie nicht, dass Lucas in seinen Pyjamas nach draußen geht und typisch wie es für Kinder sich gehört weigerte sich Lucas, sich umzuziehen. Daraufhin erwiederte Hinawa, dass er den Rest seines Lebens im Haus in seinem Pyjama verbringen könnte. Mist, diesmal hatte wohl die Mutter gewonnen, und Lucas sieht sich gezwungen, sich im Zimmer oben umzuziehen.
Als er endlich nach draußen darf, trifft er einen Frosch, der ihm das Speichern erklärt. Nachdem Lucas beim Frosch gespeichert hatte, geht er nach Westen, um mit den Dragos zu spielen. Dort angekommen wird von Alec und Claus das Rammen erklärt, welches automatisch passiert, wenn man gegen etwas läuft. Nachdem Lucas den männlichen Drago gerammt hatte, kommt auch der erste Kampf: Gegen eine Maulwurfsgrille, welche, entgegen ihren Angaben, leicht zu besiegen ist. Sie müsste auch keinen großen Schaden anrichten.

Nachdem weitere große Töne von ihr gespuckt wird, dass wenn man sie wiedertrifft, man sich von ihr trainieren lassen kann, flüchtet sie.
Hinawa zerquetscht sie aus Versehen und holt ihren Vater, sowie Claus und Lucas zum Mittagessen ab. Natürlich gibt es DAS Lieblingsessen: Omeletts. Bald müssen sie sich von Alec verabschieden, doch vorher sendet sie einen Brief an ihren Mann, der in Tazmily wegen den Schafen zurückgegeblieben war. Nachdem die Brieftaube losgeschickt wurde, erscheint ein Schatten von einem fliegenden Objekt und das Logo von Mother 3 wird eingeblendet.

Chapter 1

Night of the Funeral

Jetzt sieht man wie der sonst so friedliche Wald von Menschen mit Schweinemasken (Pigmasks) zerbombt wird – der Wald fängt Feuer; außerdem sieht man Lighter Fuel in ein Haus einschließen, damit Letzterer nicht verletzt wird.
Wechsel zu Flint, der sich in seinem Haus befindet, ein Klopfen an der Tür lässt ihn neugierig werden und er geht nach draußen – Thomas, der Feuerwehrmann steht vor der Tür, doch dieser war so ungeduldig, dass er den Türknauf abbricht. Vor Schreck, als Flint vor ihm stand, ließ er den Knauf fallen und er rollte weg. Nach einigen weiteren Verwirrungen schließt er sich dem Team an.

Man sollte nicht vergessen, die Waffe (Stick) von Boney mitzunehmen und anzulegen, denn es werden schon bald die ersten richtigen Gegner kommen. Man sollte nicht vergessen auch die Heilitems, welche sich nördlich und südlich vom Dorfzentrum verteilen, einzusammeln. Nördlich vom Areal mit Flint´s Haus befindet sich das Dorfzentrum. Dort merkt man, dass alle Bewohner in heller Panik sind, doch die einzige wichtige Person momentan ist Mapson, von ihm kriegt man die Karte von Tazmily. Weiter nach Norden und dann nach Westen befindet sich “Prayer Sanctuary”, wo man seinen Namen eingeben kann (Name des Spielers), nachdem man das getan hatte, geht es auf nach Norden in den Wald hinein.
Dort kann man sich maximal drei “Nut Cookie” von Mike holen. Hier tauchen auch schon die ersten Gegner auf, welche allerdings noch nicht so schwierig sind, verliert man jedoch eine Menge HP, kann man sich im westlichen Areal in der heißen Quelle seine Wunden heilen lassen, allerdings muss man dazu schon eine kleine Weile sich in der Quelle befinden.

Hier in diesem Areal kann man auch bei einem Frosch speichern – man sollte es auch besser tun, denn die Gegner werden im nächsten Areal nicht weniger. Ansonsten befindet sich hier im Areal Isaac´s Haus, der Besitzer ist jedoch verschwunden und einer seiner Freunde versucht ihn nach wie vor aus dem Haus zu holen. Hier kann man noch nichts machen, auch für Bronson nicht, der zu viel Rauch eingeatmet hat und ohnmächtig geworden ist, aber man erfährt von ihm dass Lighter und Fuel immer noch im Wald sind und dort im Flammenmeer irgendwo eingeschlossen sind. Somit geht´s also nach Norden zu ihrer Rettung…

To Be Continued…..

Photographed by Fujoshi

Originally the art was drawn by Goat from Illusion Ink in Southaven, MS.
The tattoo itself was done by Shannon Johnson of Ramesses’ Shadow Tattoos in Memphis, TN. I have nothing but the best of things to say about Shannon and Kevin, they are utterly fantastic. They aren’t covered in weird piercings and neither have tattoos themselves. They are funny and utterly without ego. I felt comfortable.. almost at home there. And Shannon fixed the awful mess that the other place did to my arm. The wait time is long but seriously, why would you be in such a hurry for something so permanent that you couldn’t wait? I would never go anywhere else.
Featured in Tatouage Magazine (France 2009).

– License

Ok, here’s something that will (hopefully) be a little more fun.  Mother 2 is a rather different Japanese Super Nintendo RPG.  Unlike most (“Final Fantasy”, “Dragon Quest”, etc) it is not all swords and sorcery, but is set in the present day.  Or in the 1990’s’; whatever.  Mother 2 is known as “Earthbound” in the US. 

What I’m going to do is play through the Japanese version of Mother 2 and write down the dialog, translating as I go.  It seems that there are no kanji at all in the game (made for kids) so no problems with kanji look up.  The dialog seems pretty colloquial, so that should be some good practice.  I’ve never played through the game before, and I hear it’s one of the best, so hopefully it can stay interesting.

I’ll get words translated, when needed, from Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC and help with the storyline as needed from Gamefaq’s Earthbound page.

Here we go!

Zumbis. Se tem um tipo monstro que está presente desde os primórdios dos games e que sempre foi querido pelos gamers é esse comedor de miolos. Mas os zumbis nem sempre foram medonhos e poderosos, como conhecemos hoje. Confira a evolução dos zumbis nos games, do NES ao Playstation 3:

Castlevania (NES) – Se você já apanhou alguma vez para esses zumbis, desista de jogar videogame. Os zumbis modernos consideram esse ancestral antigo como uma vergonha para a espécie, pois eles são os primeiros inimigos que você vai encontrar no jogo, e tudo o que fazem é levantar do chão e andar de encontro ao seu chicote.

Earthbound (SNES)- A cidade de Threed em Earthbound é com certeza uma das partes mais hilárias do jogo. O local foi tomado por criaturas malignas, como espectros que vivem em latas de lixo, bonecos de madeira que ganharam vida e, é claro, zumbis. Como salvar a cidade e sua população? Exorcismo, armas sagradas, sacrifícios humanos? Nada disso, pois estamos falando do RPG mais escrachado de todos os tempos: a forma de derrotá-los é utilizando o Zombie paper, uma cola que atrai e prende todos os zumbis em uma tenda de circo. É simplesmente impagável ver um monte de zumbis colados no chão amaldiçoando você, pois eles não terão a chance de “aproveitar a morte deles ao máximo” agora que estão presos.

Mas os filhos desses zumbis aprenderam a lição, e retornaram de forma espetacular em…

Resident Evil (Playstation)- Após os maltratos nos games de 8 e 16 bits, os zumbis resolveram se vingar e mostrar do que são capazes! Os zumbis de Resident Evil com certeza foram os primeiros a assustar gamers a ponto deles desligarem o videogame de medo sem mesmo se preocuparem em salvar o jogo (experiência própria…). Resident Evil trouxe zumbis realistas, aterrorizantes e que só se importavam com uma coisa: comer o seu delicioso cérebro. Some a isso o fato de que os personagens principais não tem muito poder de fogo (e muito menos zombie paper) e você tem um jogo claustrofóbico, no qual o medo impera a cada porta aberta.

Nazi Zombies – Call of Duty World at War (Xbox 360, Playstation 3)- Eu posso até imaginar o que se passou na cabeça das pessoas que desenvolveram esse mod para Call of Duty: “matar nazistas é legal, matar zumbis é legal, então por que não matar zumbis nazistas?” O melhor de tudo é que esse modo é extremamente divertido, principalmente jogando com uma amigo: no começo é tranqüilo defender sua base, mas depois de alguns rounds os zumbis literalmente brotam do chão, e antes que você perceba, já está cercado por eles e morre. Eu e um amigo não passamos do round 8, e você?

Essa pequena lista mostra que os zumbis são mais inteligentes do que parecem: eles aprenderam com os erros de seus antepassados, e agora se tornaram mais fortes e assustadores. O que o futuro reserva para os zumbis? Com certeza miolos, muitos miolos…

I’m a little late delivering this news, but the Earthbound Anthology was recently put up online for fans to enjoy.

The story of how the anthology came to be is available on the website, but a quick rundown might be necessary and, as a fan, I’m ready to provide it. It begins with a single fact and that is that Earthbound is one of the greatest games of all time. Released 15 years ago for the Super Nintendo, it tells the story of four children who must save the world from the threat of the great destroyer, Giygas. An incredible adventure, it includes unique characters, exciting battles, some very witty humour and one of the most strange and unlikely plots any game can boast.

It’s fanbase is so strong that a copy of the game can, today, sell for hundreds of dollars. And yet most fans like me, who still own original cartridges, probably won’t let them go for anything. The game is nothing short of amazing and I can’t tell you how much fun it is to play. I’ve recently got my younger brother (11) into it and he’s enjoying it just as much as I did.

Nowadays, most fans play on emulators and try to get translated copies of the sequel and prequel, but due to disagreements between parent companies, Earthbound will probably never see a release on the Wii’s Virtual Console.

But even so, the fanbase keeps fighting the good fight and will always stay strong and stay together. No matter what.

For updates or to explore the game and those who love it, please visit the amazing STARMEN.NET. It’s a great place.

Confesso que não sou um grande fã de jogos de terror, mas se tem uma série que eu nunca joguei, mas sempre tive vontade, é Fatal Frame. O conceito do jogo é muito interessante e a história parece ser fantástica; portanto, quando eu fiquei sabendo do lançamento de Fatal Frame IV para o Nintendo Wii, pulei de alegria e pensei em comprar o jogo um dia. No entanto, a Nintendo, sem nenhuma explicação razoável, mostrou o dedo do meio para todos os fãs ocidentais da série e restringiu o lançamento do jogo apenas para o Japão.

Mas a Nintendo não contava com a astúcia dos fãs-hackers! Três gamers resolveram criar um patch para o jogo, que ao ser colocado em um cartão SD, faz com que o jogo seja traduzido para o inglês. O projeto está quase pronto, resta aguardar para saber se ele vai funcionar direito, mas é muito provável que sim, pois não é de hoje que fãs com conhecimento em japonês e habilidades para hackear um game criam patchs, que traduzem o complicadíssimo idioma japonês e nos permitem jogar pérolas que só ficaram por lá.

A resposta da Nintendo para os fãs de Fatal Frame

Em homenagem a esses fãs, fiz essa lista com os cinco jogos japoneses que eu mais gostei, e que só consegui jogar por causa dos patchs:

-Tales of Phantasia: Foi por causa desse jogo que conheci o que era um patch. A série Tales of é uma das minhas favoritas de RPGs, e isso se deve graças a esse jogo. ToP é o primeiro jogo da série, e revoluciona em todos os aspectos: gráficos e trilha sonora ótimos para a época, história fantástica, com um final de cair o queixo, personagens interessantes e bem desenvolvidos, e um sistema de batalha que aboliu os tradicionais menus dos RPGs e colocou o jogador no controle direto do personagem. Simplesmente perfeito!

-Star Ocean: Esse jogo é tão bonito que não parece um jogo de Super Nintendo, parece ser feito para o Playstation. A história não é lá essas coisas, mas os personagens roubam a cena: a história da maioria deles é muito profunda e faz com que você se afeiçoe a eles. Junte a isso um sistema de batalha viciante, similar ao da série Tales, uma dificuldade absurda (prepare-se para horas e horas de level grinding se quiser terminar esse jogo…), e você tem um título e tanto. Um título, vale dizer, muito, mas muito melhor do que a versão para Playstation…até os gráficos são melhores.

-Wonder Boy 6: Monster Lair IV: Nem tente entender o porquê do nome bizarro desse jogo, a série Wonder Boy tem uma história bem estranha quanto aos nomes dos jogos. Essa série me divertiu muito na época do Master System; aqui no Brasil, os jogos foram adaptados pela Tec Toy, e os personagens originais foram trocados pelos personagens da Turma da Mônica, o que na minha opinião tornou os jogos mais divertidos ainda! Essa série é a mistura perfeita de RPGs com jogos de ação, e Monster Lair IV é um dos melhores da série. As dungeons do jogo não são lineares como nos outros títulos, agora é preciso usar a cabeça para resolver muitos puzzles; e o jogo deixou de ser medieval para se tornar uma história à la As Mil e uma Noites. Além disso, pela primeira vez o Wonder Boy é uma Wonder Girl!

-Mother/Mother 3: Diferente de certas pessoas que escrevem nesse blog, eu sei reconhecer quando uma série é boa, e Mother é simplesmente fantástico (Carlos, não me bata ). Com apenas um título publicado no ocidente (Earthbound), Mother é uma série que se diferencia totalmente dos outros RPGs por sua simplicidade e humor, e é por isso que ela tem que ser reconhecida e jogada. Em qual outro jogo você tem NPCs que só falam besteira, inimigos bizarros, como hippies, fazendeiros gordos, carros desgovernados e alienígenas? Que eu saiba, só essa, e isso já é motivo suficiente para jogar esses títulos.

-Final Fantasy V: Okay, eu sei que esse título foi lançado oficialmente em inglês para o Playstation, mas a versão do Super Nintendo nunca viu o ocidente, mas graças a um patch muito bem feito, eu pude jogar esse game. Com certeza é um dos melhores Final Fantasy, graças ao Job System, que permite uma customização ampla dos personagens por meio de diversas classes e habilidades, além de chefes que exigem mais do seu intelecto do que do poder de ataque dos seus heróis. Simplesmente um clássico dos RPGs.

Isso conclui a minha lista. Um grande arigatô a todas as pessoas que se dedicam a traduzir games (na maioria das vezes sem ganhar nada com isso) para que nós possamos jogar o que não conseguiríamos!

Well I picked up on my third run of Mother 3 from the end of Chapter 3 to the start of Chapter 7 now.  I really like the game, I really do.  I’m a huge MOTHER fan, you know, EarthBound and shit.  I’ve got a history with the series and with a lot of people I’ve met on the internet because of Starmen.Net.  This is besides the point, however.  Mother 3 is really a feel good game for me.  When I play it I just feel good, simply.  I love all the stupid dialogue, all the little personal rants and tangents of the NPC’s that ring home a feeling from Mother 2 / EarthBound where the NPCs all had lives of their own that you actually wondered about, and whose lives help create the mold in which the world is formed.  Mother 3 is a bit more modern in this respect, a pig will tell you about an exceptional croquette roll shop in Japan and go on about them.  And then the occasional breaking of the fourth wall, well, more so used in EarthBound where people in the game were playing “EarthBound.”  A couple of the instances in that game is a Shark Punk who guards the backdoor of the Arcade that leads to Frank.  He asks if you want to join the Shark gang and if you say < yes > he tells you to beat EarthBound first, what a jerk!  And then the police chief of Onett also comments that he’s been having some trouble with EarthBound.

All the care in the dialogue really makes me feel warm, I guess.  The series creator / writer of sorts, Shigesato Itoi, speaks most of the text in the game before it’s used.  Blah blah blah.

For Mother 3, Chapters 1, 2, 5 are probably my favorite parts of the game.  I like the smaller sized parties or single character parts.  The mystery that builds up about the evil of the game is fascinating, and most RPGs can disappoint me in that beginning realization process of having to save the world.

I’m still at Tales of Phantasia, it’s got a bit more content than I expected, at about 35 hours and I’ve got a ways to go I think.  I’m now farther than I was when I played the SFC translation like 5 years ago o_O so it’s getting a bit interesting but all in all, its got its roots in RPG tradition when it comes down to being a remake of the first Tales Of game.  Say, did you know there’s a Tales of Vesperia movie in Japan out right now?  I don’t have to think too much when I play ToP, so that’s nice.

And Persona 4, well, I game over’d for the second time in the Game Dungeon.  But now I’ve got a vendetta against that place!  I’ll resume, eventually.

Flying Shark is still fun as hell, Air Gallet blew my socks off, Battle Garegga is not battling me, Mushihimesama kicks ass.  Yeah, Mushihimesama.  Been playing this a fair amount lately.  Working on a No-miss or lx4 clear of original mode, and also beginning to tackle Ultra mode.  I gotta say, Stage 5 is probably the best stage of any shooting game I’ve played.  Because of it’s length, it gets super epic blast the fuck outta all that colorful shit!  I was thinking and what makes me really love the game are the different modes and fantasy setting.  This is why I MUST PLAY MUSHIFUTARI WAAAAAAAAHHHH ;_; Arrange mode still eludes me a bit.  Huzzah!  Look at this big wad of text!

Hiermit weihe ich meine neueste Kategorie ein, ich hatte ja versprochen, dass ich den Soundtrack von der Mother-Serie vorstellen werde, aber ich werde auch auf andere Musik zu sprechen kommen.

Als allererstes stelle ich die Hauptthemen von der Mother-Serie vor:

Mother

Das sind die Eight Melodies von dem Original Mother für den NES. Dieses Thema steht für das Spiel und diese ist wichtig, um den Endgegner zu besiegen.
Im gleichen Spiel tauchte in den Credits auch eine längere Version davon auf, in diesem Fall heißt es The End.
In Super Smash Brawl gibt es in dem unbenutzten Soundtrack ein Remix von The End.

Mother 2/EarthBound

In Mother 2 bzw. EarthBound heißt das Hauptthema auch Eight Melodies, jenes ist aber völlig anders zu dem von Mother 1.

Im Original-Spiel läuft auch eine längere Version in den Credits, welches Smiles and Tears heißt.
Auch hier gibt es in Super Smash Brawl auch einen Remix der längeren Version (Smiles and Tears).

Mother 3

Jetzt zu den von Mother 3. Hier unterscheidet es sich stark von den anderen beiden Hauptthemen, denn diesmal dient es nicht zur Gewinnung von Stärke und/oder den Endgegner zu besiegen, dieses hier beschreibt Lucas´ Seele, welche voller Trauer und Schmerz ist.

Es gibt auch hier einen gleichnamigen Remix in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, jedoch besteht dieser größtenteils aus Mom´s Hometown (hier) und nur zum kleinsten Teil aus dem Love Theme. In dem Spiel selbst gibt es viele Versionen dieses Themas, besonders gilt da Name These Children zu nennen. Es ist in Japan und USA eine CD vom Spiel erschienen, es enthält einen Remix vom Theme of Love.

Shigegasto Itoi wollte es perfekt ins Szene setzen, was er auch geschafft hat. Er selbst sagte in einem Interview, dass das Love Theme bis vor wenigen Monaten kurz vor der Fertigstellung nicht gab, außerdem gab er bekannt, dass er mit diesem Lied Einfachkeit sehr viel aussagen kann.

So das wäre es erstmal. Was sagt ihr zu den OST und ihren Remixen? Findet ihr sie gut, oder schlecht? Kommentiert es bitte.

I recently came across an image that shows what the true nature of the final boss, the Giygas, in Earthbound really was. Before clicking the link, Be warned. This is quite shocking stuff. If you don’t know yet and do not feel like destroying your nostalgic memories of a cheerful game or if you’re playing the game or are planning to play it and haven’t had anyone spoil the ending for you, don’t click this link.

Did you click the link?
Scary isn’t it. It’s not some stupid over-analyzation either, the lead developer confirmed it. You can even find it on most wiki pages.
The second I saw the image, something just clicked. I somehow knew it was right. I certainly didn’t like it, however it made sense. Including the not being able to comprehend the Giygas’ attack line, after thinking about it for a while, I get the idea behind it.

So I’ve decided to play Earthbound again. I remember there was some other stuff that felt strange and awkward, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly it was. Back then my English wasn’t that good and I dismissed this game as a funny RPG that made no sense. Now I know better. In fact, if a game dares to let their players experience something like this in the way it did, the writing for it is simply genius.

I’ll keep track of my progress on this blog, and I’ll try to write up on some of my findings in this game. I already have a few ideas of what I might have missed.  I might go into Mother 1 and 3 afterwards, though that might be something for way further down the road. One of my friends started playing again as well, so I might discuss some things with him regarding the story to try and pick up some things I missed.
If anyone out there is reading this and has any hints as to what I should pay attention to, or games that masked shocking pieces of story in a similar fashion, please comment or send me an e-mail. I’ll gladly look into it.

Yes. It looks like a lot. That’s because it was a lot. My fridge was completely EMPTY though…I promise. I’m the kind of girl that either grocery shops once a day, or 1-2 times a month. And this was one of those shopping trips, in which I hope I don’t have to return for a good 3-4 weeks.

I’m a firm believer in eating organic when possible… especially here in East Texas where I don’t know where the non-organic food is coming from. One of the reasons why I eat a lot of whole, real, simple foods is because I don’t like eating when I don’t know what went into it! That’s why I stick with what I know, and cook. If I do go out, believe me.. I have already done my research, and usually am prepared with something to order. Like I’ve told you before, I’m a planner.

Walmart Grocery Trip:

Surprisingly Walmart has gone to some new lengths to provide us picky eaters with a wide array of organic foods. Thanks to companies like Our World and Earthbound Walmart has come through. For me, its worth the extra few bucks. A head of cabbage and a bag of romaine lasts me a while too. Walmart even carries Greek yogurt! Who else remembers the days when Greek yogurt could only be purchased at Trader Joe’s? Oh, how times have changed. Honestly, thank God.

My organic produce and conventionally grown bananas (up the wazoooo- I’m planning on many bowls of “Whipped Banana Oats” KERF style. That woman is a food blogger extraordinaire and I’m in awe everytime I read. I just recently joined the blog community, and I feel like catching up and re-reading all of her old posts.

Single packaged frozen chicken breasts- for the single, one plate girl that I am. And PB &CO flavored peanut butter! I was so surprised Walmart carried it. It was exactly what I was looking for, and they had it. *Victory DANCE!*

Produce:

• 2 1 lb bags of organic carrots
• 2 organic celery hearts
• 1 bag organic romaine
• 1 head organic cabbage
• 1 bag organic green onions
• 10 Gala apples (They didn’t have Fuji! )
• 4 oranges
• 1 head garlic
• 2 red onions
• 4 vine ripe tomatoes
• lotsaaa bananas

Freezer/Dairy/Poultry:

• 1 box (6-7) all natural chicken breast
• 2 dozen organic eggs
• 1 box greek yogurt (4 4 oz containers)
• 2 bags frozen peas
• 1 bag frozen spinach

Shelf:

• 1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 jar Chocolate Dreams PB (by PB&CO)
• 1 jar White chocolate PB (by PB&CO)
• 1 container unsweetened cocoa
• 8 cans low sodium, white meat tuna
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 can cannelini beans
• 1 can chickpeas

Damage done: $ 80.80

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.

Love is far more than the desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives. There is a deep-seated fear, in most people, of the cold world and the possible cruelty of the herd; there is a longing for affection, which is often concealed by roughness, boorishness or a bullying manner in men, and by nagging and scolding in women. Passionate, mutual love while it lasts puts an end to this feeling; it breaks down the hard walls of the ego; producing a new being composed of two in one. Nature did not construct human beings to stand alone, since they cannot fufill her biological purpose except with the help of another; and civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love.the instinct is not completely satisfied unless a man’s whole being, mental quite as much as physical, enters into the relation. Those who have never known the deep intimacy and intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give; unconsciously, if not consciously, they feel this, and the resulting disappointment inclines them towards envy, oppression and cruelty. To give due place to passionate love should be therefore a matter which concerns the sociologist, since, if they miss this experience, men and women cannot attain their full stature, and cannot feel towards the rest of the world that kind of generous warmth without which their social activities are pretty sure to be harmful.

Bertrand Russell

Hey love,

Thank you for hearing me talk just now. Can’t say how much I missed the sound of your voice. It made my day seem a little brighter. I love you.

On a random note. Was looking through my phone just now. Seem to do alot of that these days. Came across this poem you sent me and I can’t seem to get it out of my mind.

The nighte is young
and so am I.
At the busstop I waite
So don’t be late!

Haha. It really is cute. Goose goose duck?

This intense longing,
I cannot quell.
To hear you telling,
that all is well

This insatiable thirst,
I cannot quench.
You are my very first.
Only you I french.

This harsh loneliness,
I cannot dispel.
Darn my stickness,
Im sorry my belle.

Missed you terribly today. 5 more days and counting. I love you.

Went to the botanical gardens today. Everything seems to remind me of you, of us.. Haha oh well. All I can do now is wait I guess.

Anyway, I came across something cute today at Borders just now.

One umbrella,
the person who loves more,
gets wet.

I want to get wet goose. For you.

Hey goose,

Its been a day since we last had any contact. It is painful, but I will endure. Remember I once said I’ll tell you I love you at least once a day till the day we die? Well here it is. I love you goosegirl.

Anyway, went to taka today with yh. Looking at those payphones kinda tugged at my heartstrings. Remember that time when I forgot to charge my handphone and changed 5 dollars into 10 cent coins then spent them all talking to you during my dinner hour? Haha those were the days huh..

Love,
Duckman

Long, round fingers
Don’t really sit well into
Flat, fishy fingers

Not perfect but comfortable you say.
I smell your hair and smile.
Nodding my head, i whisper
I know. I love you.

Gael García Bernal

El Variety hoy también nos cuenta de que Gael García Bernal está en negociaciones para unirse artísticamente con Kate Hudson en la película de “Earthbound”.

Esta película nos contará la historia de una mujer con una enfermedad terminal que se enamora de su doctor. La cinta va a ser dirigida por Nicole Kassell (The Woodsman) y el libreto fue escrito por Gren Wells.

Se dice que la filmación comenzará a partir del 18 de enero del siguiente año.